Automotive manufacturers and suppliers have proposed to maintain combustion at all costs, against the European Union. Of course, with hydrogen as fuel, a technology that is increasing and that already has a new proposal. The Germans from Kyou have presented the first diesel engine adapted for operation with the chemical element.
Last summer, the European Union set a date for the definitive cessation of combustion, although in reality it was a proposal until it was voted on by all the member countries. With ups and downs for some, 2035 will be the end of traditional combustion, shifted exclusively to battery electrics and to the hydrogen fuel cell. What Brussels did not imagine in any way is that, both manufacturers as suppliers, they were going to launch a real race to save combustion for a new generation of cars.
Because, in a way, those in the Belgian capital did not know that the brands were going to delve into synthetic fuels or in the use of hydrogen as a fuel. The vast majority have embarked on the development of an exciting future with hydrogen engines, but those of Keyou have gone a step further by presenting a new diesel engine for trucks, but which has been converted to use hydrogen as a feeder, so the emissions are strictly water vapour. What these specialists in the development of hydrogen solutions intend to demonstrate is that This new generation of engines is not a great expense.
Keyou Hydrogen Engine Minimizes Expensive R&D Expenses
In fact, the current generation of internal combustion engines from some brands such as Volkswagen, Audi or Porsche can run on synthetic fuels with minimal modifications, and Keyou’s heavy transport booster too. Firm sources have described it as “the world’s most efficient H2 engine to date from a diesel engine platform.” The key lies in how to get the hydrogen to enter the combustion chamber without loss, which they have achieved through PFI injectors with a new development.
The hydrogen, stored in high-pressure tanks, runs through reinforced pipes until it enters the engine and from there to the combustion chambers, where the chemical element has to be burned, so the injection process and durability are key to efficiency. Thomas Korn, co-founder and managing director of KEYOU GmbH, explained that “these new PFI injectors are special for the heavy sector, but thanks to our ‘KEYOU-inside-System’ approach they can be used in both new and existing systems.”
If, in addition to the development of new engines, it is also taken into account converting existing diesel vehicles to hydrogen, decarbonization in the commercial sector can be achieved quickly and cost-effectively. A technology in which they work together with Hoerbiger, other German experts in development, production and marketing of gas valves, another of the essential components in hydrogen engines, according to Thomas Korn. Because, although a large part of the propellant block remains intact, some elements such as the valves, cylinders or combustion chambers must be reinforced.
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